even"甚至; 更"修饰比较级。此处better是副词well的比较级形式。

5. (2013·福州中考)-Dad, would you please drive　　　?

-No hurry. We have enough time before the plane takes off.

A. faster　　 B. more slowly　　　 C. more carefully

【解析】选A。考查副词比较级的用法。由答语"不急, 在飞机起飞前我们有足够的时间"可知问句应为"爸爸, 你开得快点好吗? "。

6. (2014·湖州浔溪中学质检)Thanks for　　　me the good news.

A. tell B. telling C. to tell D. tells

【解析】选B。考查固定句式。Thanks for. . . "因......而感谢", for后跟动词-ing形式。

7. Our hometown is becoming　　　.

A. beautiful and beautiful

B. more beautiful and beautiful

C. more beautiful and more beautiful

D. more and more beautiful

【解析】选D。考查形容词比较级的用法。比较级连用表示"越来越......", 构成为: "比较级+and+比较级"或"more and more+原级(多音节词或部分双音节词)", beautiful是多音节形容词。

8. (2013·广东中考)-What do you think of the film So Young directed by Zhao Wei?

-Wonderful. I think it's　　　than the other films about youth in recent years.

A. the best B. the worst

C. much better D. much worse

【解析】选C。考查比较级用法。根据句意"--你认为赵薇导演的《致我们终将逝去的青春》这部电影怎么样啊? --非常精彩。"可知: 我认为它比最近这几年关于青春的电影好得多。答语中有than可知要用比较级。

9. -How far is it from your home to school?

-It's about fifteen　　　walk.

A. minute B. minutes C. minute's D. minutes'

【解析】选D。考查固定短语。由问句中疑问词How far可知答语表示距离, 意为"步行十五分钟的路程", 表达为fifteen minutes' walk。

10. -Can you tell me how to use this e-dictionary?

-　　　. Let me have a look.